trachoma

Question 1

task

Answer 1

213

Question 2

expalin

Answer 2

Condition
-it is trachoma, caused by chalmydia trachomitis gram negative bacteria
Transmitted
-by direct contact flies, hand and fomites
-facial hygiene flies get attracted
-mother to baby
-often recurrent bouts of infection within family
Commonality
-worlds leading cause of blindness due to infection
-common in asia, Africa and aboroginals
-more than six million people blind and assist with poverty and marginalised communities
COMPLICATIONS
-FISTO
-inital follicle stage>5 follicles diagnosit
-recurrent inflammation>
-scarring of tarsal conjunctiva
-scar mature>tarsal plate distorts>entropion>trichiasis
-chronic irritation with eyelids>corneal capacity>blindness

Question 3

mx

Answer 3

SAFE
1.SURGERY
-identification of individuals who would beifiit sx with trichiasis, entropion
2.ANTIBIOTICS
-children examined ad all family members treated with azithromycin
3.FACIAL CLEANLINESS
-educate communities, particularly affected families, about transmission and cleanliness of face
4.ENVIRONMENTAL UPGRADE
-improvemnt of water supplies
-household sanitation
-personal and community hygiene
-improve cleanliness in sleeping area with house and dust control.